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A GREAT COMMISSION CONGREGATION

A GREAT COMMISSION CONGREGATION . Dr. Paul D. Borden. A Great Commission Congregation. Bottom Line of Congregational Health A Continual Stream of New Disciples Coming into the Kingdom of God. A Great Commission Congregation. Great Commission Congregations Practice

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A GREAT COMMISSION CONGREGATION

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  1. A GREAT COMMISSION CONGREGATION Dr. Paul D. Borden

  2. A Great Commission Congregation Bottom Line of Congregational Health A Continual Stream of New Disciples Coming into the Kingdom of God

  3. A Great Commission Congregation Great Commission Congregations Practice - Evangelism (The Presenting of Good News) - Variety of forms and formats - Basic DNA of the congregation - This is the most basic CORE value of the congregation

  4. A Great Commission Congregation • Great Commission Congregations Could Also Be Called: • Disciple Making Congregations • Outward Focused Congregations • Missional Congregations • Healthy Congregations

  5. A Great Commission Congregation • Making a Disciple Means: Exposing People to the Gospel Message • Inviting People to Respond to the Gospel Message • Helping People Live Out the Gospel Message, Individually and In Community • Leading People to Reproduce the Gospel Message in terms of Both: • Salvation: The Great Commission • Kingdom: The Great Commandment

  6. A Great Commission Congregation • Great Commission Congregations Reproduce • Disciples • Leaders • New Congregations • While Working to • Change Communities • Advance God’s Kingdom

  7. MAJOR QUESTION: How Do We Instill a Great Commission Value in Congregations That Do Not Have that Value as Core or Foundational?

  8. THE BELIEF ISSUE • The Purpose of the Church (The Body of Christ) • Did God Design the Church for Believers As An Institution that Encourages Those Believers to Live and Act Together in order to Bring God Glory? • Did God Design The Church As A Missional Entity Designed to Mobilize Believers to Bring God Glory By Evangelizing Those Not In the Church Currently?

  9. THE BELIEF ISSUE • Support for The Church Being Primarily a Missional Entity • Jesus’ Statement about the Church • Mt. 16:18 • The Mystery of the Church • Eph. 3:1-13 • The Ministry of Reconciliation • II. Cor. 5:16-21 • Christ Must Be Preached to Reach Others • Phil. 1:12-18 • Jesus Christ Has Two Bodies • Eph. 4:4

  10. THE LEADERSHIP ISSUE • Do the Leaders Embrace the Belief? If So • Then Leaders Lead Congregations in Two Cross-Cultural Ways • Reaching Those Not in the Church Currently • Mobilizing the Christians

  11. THE CULTURE ISSUE • Is the Culture a Friend or Enemy to the Presentation of the Good News? • Enemy (extreme): Isolation • Friend (extreme): Assimilation

  12. THE CULTURE ISSUE • Willowbank Report – Culture • “the patterned ways in which people relate to one another” • Trinity • Eden: Pre-Fall • Incarnation – John 1:1-14 • Loved by God – John 3:16 • Multiple Outreach Strategies – I. Cor. 9:19-23

  13. THE CULTURE ISSUE • Culture is neither moral nor immoral but amoral • All Evangelistic Strategies are Acceptable Unless the Essence of the Message of the Gospel is Violated

  14. THE SOCIOLOGICAL ISSUE(S) • 1. Salvation is about both the individual and the community • 2. Key concept is faith, not timing • 3. Salvation Responsibility of Both • Individuals • The Community of Faith

  15. THE METHODOLOGICAL ISSUE(S) • Salesperson or Travel Guide • Travel Guides: • Help Others See God’s Clues • Share Struggles • Connect Stories to the Bigger Story • Focus on Relational Involvements • Journeys To/From God • Invite People to Join God

  16. THE METHODOLOGICAL ISSUE(S) • Invite People to Respond • Jesus Did – John 1:43, Mark 1:15-17, John 11:26 • Peter Did – Acts 2:38 • Paul and Silas Did – Acts 16:31 • Paul Implored People to Be Reconciled – II. Cor. 5:20

  17. THE METHODOLOGICAL ISSUE(S) • Rod/Reel Fishing And • Net Fishing

  18. A STRATEGY FOR MAKING THE GREAT COMMISSION THE VALUE OF THE CONGREGATION

  19. A STRATEGY … • Become a Staff Led Congregation • Elders/Deacons/Board/Council – Govern • Pastor – Leads • Staff – Manages • Congregation – Does Ministry • Staff Members Set Goals – All Staff Members Have These Goals • Evangelism • Leaders • Growth

  20. DEVELOP FOUR MISSION FIELDS

  21. DEVELOP FOUR MISSION FIELDS • First Mission Field – Your Congregation • Geographically Close • Relationally Connected • Culturally Similar • Assimilation Programs – Present and Invite • Large Events – Help Serve

  22. DEVELOP FOUR MISSION FIELDS • Second Mission Field – Those in Your Community Like the Congregation • Geographically Distant – Not on your Campus • Relationally Unconnected • Culturally Similar • Develop Ministries that Involved Participation with These People • Conduct Outreach Events Based Upon New Developing Relationships

  23. DEVELOP FOUR MISSION FIELDS • Third Mission Field – Those in the Community Not Like the Congregation • Geographically, Relationally and Culturally Disconnected • (Often these are the Powerless and People without Resources) • Encourage Laity to Target Specific Groups • Encourage Freedom of Methods, Funding and Recruiting • Teach on Varieties of Ministries Not Just Gifts • Create Birthing and Support Systems for These Ministries

  24. DEVELOP FOUR MISSION FIELDS • Fourth Mission Field – Home and Foreign Missions • Usually Quite Distinct in Culture, Distant in Geography and No Relational Connections • To Produce Various Levels of Commitment – Short Term Mission Trips • Send Teams Comprised of Disciples and Non-Disciples to do Service and Conduct Relational Evangelism

  25. CONGREGATIONS CAN BEHAVE BASED UPON A GREAT COMMISSION VALUE SYSTEM WITHOUT BECOMING A SEEKER CONGREGATION IN STRATEGY

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